At the Butcher's

We find very little old butcher shop like this one located on the Saint Louis Isle. It's a little like been back in the past. The lady even has a chair to rest while the butcher is preparing her meat. Far way from Facebook and Twitter ...

Eating horses ?

Yes, French (very few nowadays fortunately) eat horses ! This clothes shop is a former horse butcher and they kept the old sign saying " We buy horses". I guess this only thing Virginia will like is the red !

Meert chocolatier

Meert is an old fashioned chic and expensive chocolate shop located rue Elzévir in "le Marais". Expensive but so tasty !!! One should really try even a small piece of something ...

Sunday bread

What will I choose for my Sunday breakfast ?

Fashion week

This week is Fashion week in Paris with "Haute Couture" shows every day. So let's wander on the avenue Montaigne where most luxury boutiques are.

On sale

The guy is not on sale (I guess) but he was preparing the H&M window for the Winter Sales season which started yesterday in Paris. Let's go shopping !

Shopping de Noël aux Grands Magasins

Yes "shopping" is a word curently used by French when they go ... shopping : "je vais faire du shopping" (I am going to do some shopping). Only our Quebec cousins have created a French word for it : magasiner.
So let's do some shopping at what we call " les Grands Magasins" in other words the " big department stores" which for a Parisian mean Le Printemps and Les Galeries Lafayette on the boulevard Haussman. Dont't you think Le Printemps has gorgeous decoration ?

Too cold !

Better have the "croissant" inside today ...

Red tree at the Italie 2 mall

"Italie 2" is one of Paris few malls. It's located in the 13th arrondissement on the "Place d'Italie" which you can see through the windows.

Le sapin de Noël

Already time to buy the Christmas tree ?

Les vitrines de Noël

Going to see "les vitrines de Noël des Grands Magasins " ( big department stores Christmas windows) is something a lot of Parisian and suburbans do at this time of year. As you can see they have put a special path for children so they can be at the good hight and away for tall adults. 

Sunday patisserie

What best can you find for a sunday than my 3 favorite tarts : Chocolate, Lemon, Raspberry. And today's French phrase : péché mignon. If you translate is means "sweet sin" and it's used in a sens that it is someone's "weakness", but a nice weakness. So, yes, I must admit that tart is my "péché mignon".

Want to have a drink ?

A chic place to have a "patisserie" and a drink at Ladurée on the Champs Elysées.

Perfumes at the Galeries Lafayette

The perfumes brands do not forget to decorate the top of their both. Dior, Chanel, Guerlain ...

La mode c'est vous

"Fashion is you" is the new advertising campaign of the Galeries Lafayette department store. Their windows on the boulevard Haussman are made with models whose heads are mirror so YOU can be the model. And all around the window are pictures of "normal" street people representing fashion. A nice idea !

Painted wall rue Mouffetard

This painted wall on the famous Parisian "Fromagerie Androuet" (cheese shop) represents hunting scenes. The paintings were made in 1929 and use the "sgraffito" technique.

Sunday bridge : les bouquinistes

This bookshop on the river bank near the Pont Neuf (Paris'oldest bridge though the name means "New bridge") is called "Bouquiniste". You can find all sorts of books their. See one of my old post about the Bouquinistes (click here).
To see all participant in Sunday Brige theme see San Francisco Bay Daily Photo.

Shakespeare and Company bookshop

Ideally located on the Seine River bank in front of Notre Dame, this tiny shop is Paris' most famous English speaking bookshop. You can read more about this shop history on Wikipedia (clik here).

A good boulangerie

How to spot a good "Boulangerie Patisserie" ? Look at the line outside !

Montmartre fabrics

For Parisian, Montmartre is also very well known for some big stores where you can find fabric to make clothes or use as decoration. This store with the great balcony is one of them.